Molotov cocktail
noun /ˌmɒlətɒf ˈkɒkteɪl/
/ˌmɑːlətɔːf ˈkɑːkteɪl/
(British English also petrol bomb)
- a simple bomb that consists of a bottle filled with petrol and a piece of cloth in the end that is made to burn just before the bomb is thrown
Topics War and conflictc2瓶装汽油弹;莫洛托夫燃烧瓶 词源from the name of Vyacheslav Molotov, who led the Soviet campaign against Finland in 1939–40, when such weapons were used by the Finns.